The Sun. — London, England, 1809-05-26 00:00:00

MAILS. As.lt iv Itp—z Dyb!in, r Waterford. Dat —1 Poticnburgh, ; '2 Wattaurci. PRICE Of STOCKS Tlig3 DAY AT TtVLLV O'CLOCK. Pprtpla o fig 1 9n - mium - pr. 10 IT E SIJ N. ;1? - 4P4 Q.lllll otcsas FAAIII,Ip AUDIAT ? LONDO.N, 'FRIDAY, MAY 4 26, 1809. The Nautilus has arrived at Falnoonth, and the l'iq4e at Piymputn. The Nautilus left Oporto on Cite 18th, and the latter sailed on the igth from Lis., • bon. It- was said that Sir ARTiIUR WELLBSL'EX WaS ‘vithin a leagnp. of Marshal SO - ULT, and thlt wa s 11 91 *uPliic.ely that, the, latter.miglit he., hrought again into adion. It is sonieWhat - curious that Sop t.whs so little apprebensiVeihai:. onr , brave :roccßl . .ysAld,,eros., the , pourn, in hie front, that he ordered his dinner, intending to remain in his Toil- %ion. l'he Frepch, after the 'fiEtion, at first retreated to;katds :Real,. but : .wete induced, by the vigbur pc.oue pursiiit, to turn off towgrds i3raga, in order to penetrate Gallicia. Immediately after the entry of the British' troops P i .nto Oporto, Sir ARTHUR IiVELI.ESLRY I,3sued the the fol!owiriz, PROCLAMATION. ARTHUR WELLESLEY, csitNZICAL CNIEF• OF THE ratTisii ARMY IN FOIITUgAL, AND MARSII.II. GE- NeRACOF THE Aumuts OF THE PRINCE RECI:NT. IN4ABITANTS 08 OPORTO, M the French troops, have been expelled from 'this city by the bravery and discipline of the iirmy which I command,. I 'require from the inha bitants that:they shall comport theruselves with corn . passion and humanity towards the , said troops who may be made prisoners. By the laws of war they are entitled to my protection, and it is my s,luty to afford it. It would be very inconsistent ,with the, generosity and magnanimity of , the Por tuguese. nation to revenge' upon unfortunate indi viduals the outrages and calamities ,which it has suffered : I direa the inhabitants of the city to re main,tranquil in the town, and that no person that does not belong to a military corps shall appear armed in the city,-.ln case of this order being con travened, or of any attach; being made upon the indi V 14tial stleb - persons ,shall be punished as guilty of havingdis'Obeyed my orders—l appoint Co . tniel TaAwr Commandant of this city * unless the overnment of his Ileyal•;kiighness shall objets to 'thi4 6)ornin3tiou.-,-4 order the Commander to use i11 , a;13 necessary to enfence 'obedience to cn ler, and .to produce the effea of complete • tranquility and peace, for which: I am so. anxiously &Ui iC! 1 ou'i. (Signt.dy " ARTHUR WELLESLEY. c" Head-quartera, Oporto, May 13„ ISoy." • A report was this morning circulated in the City Ghat atwitter action had taken place in 'Portugal, in 'which Marshal 60111,T was viCloriouo: This oc. , cowl wai said to have been brought by a vessel from ft is hardly necessary to say, that it is to'• wily destitute of futtudation. rrotti 'the dasils given in the Gazette Extraordi rlary, publklied yesterday,. there can ¢ little doubt I.llSt, h)•.1.1)1 time, Portugal is cleared of .the French, Sngi there 'is every reason to hope that Souvr's.army, even il4' the rapidity of its flight it should aVoid the y. ilecessit3 of stirrendering; will'be nearly annihilated belo le it reaches the Portuguese,front;ers. The con- duZi..of Si: Attriva WELL.E4GEY upon this occasion ft,ily answered 'the most 'sanguine expeaations. Tli c rapidity of 'his movements, mad the skill with Lis opprations have been combined, are equal j . . c0u ., ,p16 anus, and, ude,ing of the futu r e by the , . • past, we rn'ay rot. assured, that if there, is a possibi ;it). of the dostraelien of the French army, Sir A itTnuft w 4 l acC,Oinplisli it; 1170' were inclined te hope tlat,upon . this occasion the spirit of party would blve bee loot in the natlonal triumph. Wt r:::k.1 hop that when, after the melancholy details 'have :received of thu successes of the' l'rev, - .11 in Germany, and of 'their viaories - over the A ; ..,&511.01 totranaricfail by the most 'skarn) f;"14;: ;?a, ail .accoiznt ulteci received of an Eugli3h fopr,days marching tw miles, in 'a difficult owttry, in a hot climate, and in thatperiod deteat 7 ;I,g she Yrench iii three . actions----that in that 'period . . Aim) li t,ty bad recaptnred one of the principal cities he -I,oo,rfng to our Ally, and that our gallant soldiers wtire tiri.linibefore theni a Prencli army; 'conlimandeci try TIC Of the most c:elebrated of the.Frei)cit we. T,d !tope, '7,/e that upon such all occ'aslon, iliarty fur it altitoeut have t,t.;l) , .idctir. confe6s, Caput to bi told, tll3t upon . wh.)ll - ;, it does not scern to it its. boon (if a .a.ttur4; tt.) call forth so pompons an 47- , joy, as tbo firing the I'ark guns." G liou!.-1 not I:ave quartell,-cl with the Wlitei: of t' 4 ,e; brAidt: 9,iletton ft l / 4 - t!'ouf,l:: ullou this pa., in, whi,cl2, hewn ver ; we believo he is perfe6l4 singular, had it not been followed up with an at tempt at e'sneer, which skews the spirit with which the whole article wai; 'written.. After, it the first instance, merely suggesting a doubt as to the pro priety of firing the guns, the article proceeds " If Lord CASI'I4REACII remains long in place, we should not be greatly surpdsed at hearing the Park and Tower guns tired, to announce the triumph of the Treasury at a liorough 41e6lion We trust such language requires no comment. While the Public Must have heard with surprise and regret that. our Minister to America has not only exceeded the powers entrusted to him, but ab solutely acted in contradiaion to his instructions in the commercial arrangements which he has con ,.„duded with that coiling, it is highly' satisiataory to find that Ministers . are anxious to obviate the injuries which individuals might suffer from a ..• dependance on these arrangements, and at the same - time to concede no principle which the national ho neur and justice demand. Mr. CANN IN6 clearly and emphatically, stand the liberal views of Ministers on this subje& in the House of Commons on Wednesday, and in answer to a question -from Lord Sipstotmt yesterday . in. he • House of. Lords,' Lord IiATUURST and Lord Liyita poor, confirmed the statement given by Mr. PAN-. NINO. To render the matter, howeveronere clear, and to remove all solicitude, Lord BaTutritsr, Pre sident of the Board ef Trade, yesterday morning sent a note to Mr. SANSOM, the Chairman of the Comm mittee of Merchants trading to America, request ing his attendance, and any of the Members who might think proper to accompany him. They ac cordingly attended his Lordship at one o'clock at the Treasury, and were introduced to the Board 'of Trade.—Lord 13arut/an. made a 'statement similar to that which bad been given in Parliament, and informed the Meeting, that he had sent for them that _they might be duly apprized of the whole transaction, and that no time might be • lost in communicating to all persons interested in the subjea, the intentions of the British Government. He observed, that though it was impossible to con- firm the arrangements entered into by Mr: ERMINE, that - no obstacle shopld be thrown in the way of those who had already acted upon the faith of these arrangements, and had sent consignments to British Merchants, - but that Atnerican vessels with their cargoes should be permitted to proceed to their des tined ports in safety.. An Order of Council will therefore appear in the Gazette to-morrow, autho rizing all American vessels to proceed to Holland' dire:, notwithstanding that all its ports are declare ed to be in a state of blockade, from the gth of F. June to the oth of August, and British Merchants .are to have licences. permitting them to, tilde. to the same country. Thus the American Merchants will receive no injury from having confided in the agree ment concluded by Mr. ERMINE, and the British Merchants will have the advantage of proaimiiy in disposing o:Shen. cargoes. In the mean time, we doubt not that Ministers will endeavour as strenuous yas possible, consistent with what is due, to the national charther and interest, to put matters upon a more equitable footing with America. The following is a Copy of, the General 'Order issued by Sir AATHLItt WeLLUSLEY, immediately alter the brilliant' victory of the 12th,: GENERAL ORDER. ," Oporto, May 12. ;Seg. The Cemmareler of the Forces congratulates the troops upon the success t.hh has attended Char operation s tor the last tour days , In w hich they have traversed above eighty Mites of most dittielcouutry, and carried some ;formidabl e positions , pasitions, have , Prate the enemy repeatedly, and have ended by, forcing the passege Douro, and defending th e posi tion which they had" so boldly taken up, with numbers far inferior to these by which they were ettee.ked. In the course of this short 'E pedition, the Commander of the FOrCeA'has lied repeeted opportunities of wite;sting and applauding the gal !entry of the Officers and troupe. The adivity'and conduct of the 95th; and of the Lfght nfintry of the 29th, 43d, and 52d Regunent, the bravery of 16th Purtygttese,Regiment, the able movements made by Major-General Murray with the rst arid 2d Battalion Hanoeerian Legion, under Brigadier-Ge r:coil Langworth, and the gallant attack made by. Brigadie r Charles stewarti with , the .bciLl24loll of the teth, - anti the squadron of the 2.oth Li g ht Uragerms, under the coot. mend of Major Wake, ofthe 2oth, contributed essentially to the succeis of- the at tack'of the enemy's advanced plaids on the I ith,. and the steady gallantry of the Bias, eSth, 411 ii 66th Regiments under the commairdof Msjor,Gen. Wit; the timely psssage of the'Douro, and the subsequent movement made by Lient,-Gen. Shererooke, elite; the enemy's flank, with the _brigade of Guards and Ili:l29dt Itvgirnatit and.the bravery or two squadrons ef the Lph Dragoons, un der the command of Major Harvey, and led by the Hun. Brigadier-Gen. CherleS Stewert,obtairied the victory which has coutributecl se much to this honour el' the tre; , ...eps on dais slay, The C'serintandercif the Forces lies to e}t f)ress his acknowledgments to the Hon, Lieutenant-Gen, Yager, tor die 'manlier in which he cepdti4 . l. ed the - advanced guard-on the Joh tith, and 12th, Ind in. which ha' took , rip the positiOn be ? yourt the Delve ; .and ire regrets tire misfortune which has deprived him (he hopes only for a tittle, of his assistrince. To Lieutenant-General Sherbrooke, nijor-General Murray, Maj.)r-Gehcral to ,the-rilonolirable Brijodier-General Chafes Stewart, to Lient,-colonel Whiney, Quarter-Master-Gfnerel's Depart- meet, Capt. Mellish,. AdjtitantXer t erepe Department, for the , assistance they rendered Gen. Stewart in the charges of the eaerny's driteated Infantry mi the t tth and t 2111.; and to 11tejor C. Campbell, of tite Adiutant-General's Department; "lot the ess'starice-rte-erndereil (,Cu. Hill in the dame ca)' his pest, and Brigadier-Gen. lion, citic• Stewart in his charge of the enemy's fntantry on the . r2th. The'Contiriender of the Forces also acknowledges the assistance he has received from the. Adjutant and Qualm-Master-General, and the - Officers of these Departments reSpeCtIVCII, and = to Lieut.-Colonel Bathurst, this Officers of Ins personal Stall; . • . title:cis commas ding Brigades will' send "out pettoles in thecoarse of the night, as they will preserve due older in the town. • . - . . .!'.The Brigade of Guards will furnich the usual geetde this evening. - ,An Orderly Serjeant pci Brigade to atteltd at ttur•Adjuoint-Generat' Office at eight, o'clock to•-rnierrrevv:. mornieg, and bring with them the licturn tit King s - Teulttfr, ed. and A . • • ••' • • •.. • . - • 471 . ferp)1411 Ii4PEI?&• '6.rorfoomq ? Mot' is.—lit the sitting of the Diet o f the 4tit inst. 0.111 . 4, were,unanimously voted by the Statels to Vied Marshal r,..LINGSPOttI, General 41.)Latic;RUTZ, and Lieutenant -Colony! 'ADLatts viisau, for the distinguished parts they have token in savinOweden from the 'niter destruaion with which she was threatened ; and it was also resolved that the proceedings of the Diet shoull be printed. The States also determined, that a deputation of the nobility, clergy, citizens, and peasantry, should wait on his Royal IlighriesS, 'to ekpress the high sense they ,entertained of his readiness'to step forth, at his advanced age, and take the reins of Government, in order to save the country from impending ruin. ThefelleWing is the Speech with which his Royal illighness opened the Diet on the 9th of this month : "The titne'has come when the Deputies of Swe .4en are nsseinhled around the throne, to deliberate on the most expedient means to restore and secure the prosperity and peace of this country. " T to Meet43.g a Deputies .at this present ;no , 4tent is the more interesting, as!ouF native country was threatened with utter destruaion, and yet the States meet n.pw free and independent. ,• "Good Lords and men of Sweden, T share with you the joy inspired by this happy event;. accept the cordial assurance from a'Pripce who every mo ment of his life was sincerely attached to his flatly° Country, and who never entertained any, other ambi tion than to cn-operate with the wpArg of his Coun try. " In younger years, and in stormy times, I readily performed the task assigned to me, and _courted danger in order to ward off public calamities . ; at a more advanced age, I sought and enjoyed repose.- . k either situation, love for the people of Sweden, That virtuous, brave, and noble-minded people, was the sole leading passion which guided both my senti ments and my condu&. . Yes,, good Lords and men of Sweden, I courted repose at a more ad vanced age. But our native country was in danger— Sweden was tottering on the verge of ruin, yet it still was possible to save her with the assistance of brave and virtuous men. I was called upon to assist in - saving the honour and welfare of my native coun try. I gave up the repose I fondly enjoyed, torgot my advanced age, and almoSt with the returning vi gour of youth, . I hastened to lend my arm to check the storm which Was gathering around us. " By , what means will it-now be possiblefully to attain thepurpose'Of our rueetiuglie:salVation of our country ? 'By cordial and implicit confidence in the measures of Goverment on the part of the peo ple; to be sacred by a manly and peaceful condo& towards our threatening neighbours. These appear to are to be the only means of salvation, and in the opinion I had conceived on this subjea, I hive not been deceived, The enemy has suspende d hostili ties, and ye, good Lords and men of Sweden, are now assembled around the Swedish throne by wis dotn, virtue, and courage, to save our native land. Having thus pointed out to you . order, wis dom; virtue, and courage, as the sole means of our salvation, I need not admonish you to beware of imprudence, selfishness, and cowardice, which would for ever prevent the attainment of our purpose.. In ordinary situations, in those fortunate times when tranquility is universally enjoyed, and storm and dangers hardly darken our remotest prospea, a com mon frame of mind may suffice to form a legislator; but in the hour of danger, when storms and tempests are closing in upon us from all sides, uncommon virtues and exertions are required to secure the pub lic safety and welfare. Let us all strongly bear this in mind. " Good Lords and men of Sw6den, I assure you that Sweden cannot be saved by half measures, by rash or unmanly 'Councili; a Power fraught with dangers, imperiously demands that our Legislators sho e uld be gifted with wisdem, with a high, noble, and determined mind. Good Lord! and men of Sweden, let us fix an onr attention on the safety and welfare of our' native country, and endeavour to secure them. " I wish that success may attend yofir wise and patriotic exertions. Should the Almighty grant me the happy lot to witness the returning prosperity of my native coun. try—should I enjoy the happiness.ot seeing Sweden or more prosperous, strong in the: wisdom and undaunted spirit of her children, and safe througl her , native strength, then will my feW remaining ‘ days-possess a higher value than the whole course of my pun life. " I remain, good Lords . and men of Sweden, your gFacipt4 and affectionate Prince." The French Frigates that escaped from the Saintes by one Passage, while the Ships of the Line got out by, anotlwr, are stated to have got safe into Basse. terre Roads, Goa&loupe. There is, however, still a chance of catching them. As it was - understood that they expeCted to be followed by more Ships' from France, the Intrepid, „of 04 gunk. % was left' to watch. the'Saintes, where they would probably put ih. on leathinz that irlartininum was ;n h..,4. LVAL ii N E • PLY UOUTII O the amethyst frigate on a cruize, and the Elvin sloop of war, baying under convoy the .Duchess of Bedford transport, with provisons for Lisbon. _ _ About 500 French prisopers were landed this morning. at the New Passage (Dock), from the dif ferent prison ships in liatnoaze; they are to go from honce to the prison at Dartmoor, accompanied by $ detachment of the First West York Militia. Arrived the Encounter Gun-brig from Falmouth; the Pappenburg GaMot Kloo,r St4ncngo, HARM A ° Bot Master, from St. Übe's (seven weeks passage), laden . with salt, bound to this port, for orders i and tha Edward, BULL, from Bristol. Arrived the Dexterous gun-brig from Portsmouth, having under convoy several transports, with part of the FrenCh prisoners token at Martinique. Arrived also the transport June, from Portsmotith. • .:The_trau-sports arrived here, with the Praml2 prisoners from Portsmouth are, the &Ilona, Jivifer , Simprcin, and Idas. FALssoura, MAY 23.—Arrived this day the Al"' tilus sloop of war, Capt. DENCII, from °purl°, fool .‘ days passage, with dispatches.from Sir A. WlLL'*' LEY. Sailed this day with a fine breeze at east the opt' ward-bound Brazil fleet, about go sail, under convoy of his Majesty's ship gagicienne, of 2,0 guns, Capt. CURT IS ; also the ship Royal Edward, for Liverpool ; the ship Betsey, BA.SLRL.r., for Halifs%; and the Princess Elizabeth, TOWESDAI.E, for Lis' bon, with Mails. PORTSMOUTU, MAY 25.—Sailed the Dapper gun- brig an a cruize. •••••••••■• 15RAL, MAY £s.—Sailed the Eurydice, CoMrroN• for Surinam, under convoy of the 'odargus shop, of war, to Portsmouth. SLIMNESS, MAY f 24 Vent up the Diver th 4. /Desperate gun-brig to Woolwich, to fit as a mortar' boat, and the . Tickler cutter, as a fire•vessel. Went out' of harbour, and anchored at the Little Nore, his Majesty's sloop Blossom, The Akron ius has made the s►gnal for coP v° Y to the Baltic. Passed by up the River, a large ship with Eng lish' colours eying over French, a prize to some of Off crqi;erp. , . . DOVF MAY a 5..".-11A " 1.4-*. Art - ft; 'bit for the .iransparts having on board the 52d, an 4 gsth regiments to get under weigh has just hal made they are to proceed first to the-Downs, 1,114 from thence to Portsmouth. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-NONF.Y. To the gun-brig Firm, for the capture of Le St: 'all 8 " Les Amies, on her arrival, and the shares not then deinandt witl be pici into Greenwich Hospital, at the expiration three months. • Yesterday afternoon a Cabinet Council was held at Burlington House, at which were present, his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND; the Lotto CHANCELLOR) Earls LIVERPQOL, BA:TRW/IST, CAMDEN, CHATlt a r' l l and WorMORLAND, - Lords CASTLENNAGH MuLianitvg,‘ Mr. Secretary CANNING, ai:d tbG CONNCELOR of the Exctiatausa.,' The-Dispatches received on Wednesday froth pine were brought by Mr. MEATES, the Messenger, who had a vhry quick . passage from Cadiz. Aceounts have been received from Mr. 211 014 c !"‘ SHERIDAN. He was with Mrs. SHERIDAN, a C*—r diz,, iiiiproied in health and spirits. The Marquis of WELLEswt and Suite left wwl‘ yesterday foi Portsino6th, to embark for Spain., na The Princess of WALES gave a grand Bah 3 o f Supper, last night, to upwards of 304 person s distination. , , - . I deli- At ay General Session of the Peace; and poi .ng very, holden :t Dover on Wednesday, the t 01 1 04 , 14 0, were the ugly pricoueri convicted and tri4l: 4 1. mas for feloniously stealing fiotriithe dw e r ling house of Willson Gates, nine caskstof b tlite j to be transported seven y ears ; J ames ration i. thin. Hoye, for fel o ni o uyiy stea li ng f ro m the 'l' ve f ling house of Eleanor rowne, several arlicles 0. china, her properly, to be transported for seven iipbert Strphas., for. feloniously stealin4 a govt' shill, at Birchington, in Thanet, io be inpr isooL to o calendar months and publicly whipped. The following Translation has been . tilucli ao^ mired in Hampshire, from its supposed appii.~tlotl "to recent Circumstances in that County. Seek not proteition from a knave ; He Mitts freedom, to enslave; His honied words are hellish gall; His smiles but lure.you to your tall. , • Freemen of Hangs, let Truth prevail, Though shadowid id a fabled tale. The Dove's, an honest iace, like you, A had oft, by sense and caution due, With timely aid and prudent flight, Escap'd the talons of the Kite. The villain, changing force for wiles. Pupils them by promises and smiles Say, worthy friends, to me so dear.' Why lead this life of anxious tear ? Your ev'ry right—make me your king- Shall shelter find beneath my wing•" The choice is'fixed—his reign begun—, He slaughters all, front sire to son. The last sad victim oWns too late— " How richly We deserve our fate." Freemen of Hants, ,y4ur ,Jc.& . beware, Nor blif.cll y rush into snare; True So y ourselves and common , av', re'er need' a knave's tic;tti,e. Wt.